Accreditation for Evaluators

A coach Evaluator role is to contribute to the development of coaches after they have acquired their training. This includes assessment, evaluation, debriefing, and follow-up with coaches trying to achieve Certified or Certified Advanced status. Coach Evaluators are experts in the observation process and have in-depth knowledge of the outcomes, criteria, and evidences that comprise the evaluation tools that establish NCCP and Alpine standards for coaches of a particular context.

Coach Evaluators act as ambassadors of the sport and as a resource to coaches seeking to augment and validate their coaching abilities.

Base Qualifications

Qualifications to be an Evaluator are determined by some or all of the following qualifications:

- coach certification

- active coaching experience

- active coach developer experience

For requirements on Evaluator qualifications, see the coach developer qualifications policy accessible on the CSCF web site.

How to Become an Evaluator?

All Evaluators must complete the following steps:

STEP 1 – NCCP Evaluator Core Training

- Overview of the workshop and the NCCP

- The certification process

- Learning to debrief

- Action planning

STEP 2 – Alpine Content Specific Training

- Evaluation methodology and tools

- Using evaluation tools for formal observation

- Using evaluation tools for portfolio review

- Administration and logistics

STEP 3 – Co-Delivery Process

- Prebrief

- Co-evaluation

- Debrief

On successful completion to this point, the Evaluator becomes: TRAINED

STEP 4 – Evaluation Process

- Portfolio

- Debrief

On successful completion to this point, the Evaluator becomes: CERTIFIED